Stardust Memories

The once-famed Stardust Resort & Casino in Las Vegas awaits implosion. The Stardust became as famous for its stellar, 188-foot sign and marquee as its mob connections. The Strip institution also inspired the 1995 movie "Casino," in which Robert De Niro played a character based on Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, who ran the casino-hotel in the mid-1970s.